Two ways to write a letter
There are ways to write a letter and then there are ways to write a letter. One way includes pleasantries, ideas, even artful persuasion....
Middle of winter means time for sports shows in Ohio, Pa.
Dreary winter weather wearing you down? Tired of being tired. Itching to climb out of the recliner?Then gentlemen, start your engines because starting today,...
In with the new, out with the old
I don't generally pen "how to" columns. "How to be a dork like me" is not a life lesson that is much in demand,...
Early doctor’s description of surgeries seems hard for us to believe today
(Part III of a series)
Part 1- The strong survive and succeed
Part 2- The 'doctors of old' started as farm children from simple backgrounds
The writings...
GMO basher, Mark Lynas, makes an about-face
Most of us are science illiterate. That's why emotion and public perception steers policy, not science. A GMO opponent changes his mind.
USDA reports help rally grain markets
Regardless of USDA reports last Friday, we are trading this grain market as a short-crop year.
Road trip in the good old days was a little bumpy
Recently, I was looking at a picture of a sod house in Colorado where a local family stopped for overnight on their move West....
2012 farm bill: Cliff walking in clodhoppers
In an almost endless stream of post-vote analyses Jan. 2, Capitol Hill pundits focused mostly on who the political winners and losers were in...
Winter time means it is a good time to control invasive species in the...
It’s January and it’s cold — not surprising for our area. However, as you look out the window praying for that so-called “global warming”...
Resolutions fall short, trying to set goals in 2013
Another year past and time to set some goals for the coming 12 months. Most people call them New Year Resolutions, words that for...
